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Try a new way of learning maths - it's free

Is it for you?

Citizen Maths is for people who want to improve their grasp of maths, and become more confident in using maths at work and in life. Maths may have passed you by at school. Or you may be rusty. Maybe you’ve passed maths exams but find it hard to apply what you know to the types of problem you need to solve now. Problems like using spreadsheets, judging amounts or assessing odds.

If so, then Citizen Maths may be for you.

The course is at 'Level 2' — the level that a 16-year-old school leaver is expected to achieve in maths. For questions about qualifications and certificates, please see our Frequently Asked Questions.

The course is based on solving the kinds of problems that come up at work and in life. And it is free. All you need is access to a computer, the internet and a basic grasp of maths. Sign up straight away, or try our nine-point check-list to see if Citizen Maths can help you.

What does it cover?

Citizen Maths is a free online course. It helps you learn maths in a new way. Instead of abstract routines, the course uses practical problems to help you grasp some “powerful ideas” in maths. You can then apply these in work and in life. The course covers five such ideas:

How does it work?

The course makes you feel you are in a one-to-one with a helpful and skilled teacher. It does this using short video lessons — many learners really like these. It also uses demos and online apps. The apps help you to try ideas out.

Here is a three-minute explanation of the course and how it works.

This four-minute screencast shows how the course looks and what it feels like from a learner's point of view.

The course will allow you to:

Fit your learning around other things in your life

Work at your own pace

Re-do any parts you want, as often as you want

Focus on the maths areas that you want

If you represent an organisation supporting employees, members, students, or others in learning maths, please see how to become a Citizen Maths partner to find out about how the course will allow you to help your people.